Neckband construction



April 15, 1930. A. A. BROWNSTEIN 1,754,499 I NEGKBAND CONSTRUCTION FiledOct 20, 1928 By W HTTUF/VEY Patented Apr. 15, 1930 ALBERT A. BROWNSTEIN,or WALNUT PARK, cALrronniA NECKBAND CONSTRUCTION Application. filedOctober 20, 1928. Serial No. 313,744.

i collar is used. 1 7

It isthe presentpractice to provide in the neck-band of such shirtsfront and rear collar-button openings, the rear collar-button beingattached to the neck-band, which latter 10 is so constructed, as by thedouble thickening of the band material, that the collar-button cannotcomedirectly in contact with the neck of the wearer, but is covered byan inner thickness of material.

The broad principle of the invention consists in the provision of meansadapted for connection to the neclr-band in proximity to the frontbuttonhole for preventing the collar-button coming into direct contactwith the neck of the user.

i A further object of the. invention is to provide an attachment of thecharacter described which is adapted for connection to the necle. bandsof shirts having collars attachedor not attached. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a neck-band assembly inwhich the band;

is formed with the usual front collar-button opening and wherein apocket for the reception of the base of the collar-button is formed bystitching a piece of material to the rear of the collar-band inproximity to the buttonhole, so that the collar-button cannot come indirect contact with the neck of the wearer troduction of the head andshank of the col-I lar-button, and wherein the material defining theslit, upon the introduction oi the collar button, will close overthebase of the collarbutton and be disposed between the button base and theneck of the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shirt-band attachmentwhich is crisp? ed to receive the collar-button from the top,

side, bottom or rear of the same, means being provided, regardless offrom what point the button is inserted, for preventing the same fromcontacting with the neck of the wearer.

It is further specified that the nature; of this invention and itspeculiar construction adapts it to manufacture and sale as anew articleof manufacture and to be readilyand easily applied to shirts. i i

The invention is capable of receiving a variety of modified expressions,a few of which are shown on theaccompanying drawings, but it is tobeexpressly understood that the drawings are for the purpose ofillustration only and are not to be construed as a definition of thelimits of the invention, reference being had to the appended claimsforthat purpose.

In the drawings 7 big. 1 is perspective view illustrating the.application of the invention to the neck-band of a shirt, and in whichthe collar-button is inserted through the outer open end of thecollareband attachment.

F 2 is a tragmental perspective view of a shirt illustrating a modifiedform of the in vention attached to the collar-band in such manner, thatthe collar-button is inserted at the top edge oi the neck-band.

Fig. 3 is a tragmenal perspective view of a shirt and illustratinganother modification in which the attachment of the invention to therear of the collar-band is shown and likewise the inner end opening forthe introduction of the collar-button.

Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating a further modification in whichthe lower opening or the collar-band attachment is open for theintroduction of the collar-button.

Fig. 5 illustrates a fragmental perspective view of astill furthermodification in which the attachment is formed with a slot or open ingadapted for the introduction therethrough of a collar-button, the headof which projects through the front opening in the ordinary shirt-band.i i

In the views, 5 designates a shirt around the collar opening of which isstitched in the ordinary manner a collar-band 6, and in this instanceonly, the collar-button openings 7 fliof the shirt.

and 8 in the confronting ends of the collarband are shown.

The attachment comprising the present invention, as illustrated in Fig.2, consists of a F-{piece of material 9, adapted to be stitched alongthree of its sides to the rear surface of collar or neck-band 6 adjacentthe buttonhole 7, so as to form an opening 10 for the introductiontherethrough of the collar-button 11.

The piece of material 9 is of the same relative Width of the collar-band6 and the pleat 12 of the shirt, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. Thestitching of the piece of material 9 to the collar-band 6 forms a pocket13 reaiuvardly 5 of the buttonhole 7 at the end of the collarbandimmediately above the pleat 12, and the stitching operation to form thepockets, defines the various collar-button openings, as illustrated inFigs. 1 to 4, inclusive. The I stitching to form the pockets in theseforms may be indicated generally by'the numeral 14 and in reverting toFig. 1 it will be seenthat the piece of material 9 has been stitched tothe collar-band 6' at the upper, lower and in- I ner edges to provide afront button receiving opening 15. In the form illustrated in Fig. 2,the cloth piece 9 is stitched to the collarband along the sides andbottom to provide the opening 10 at the top for the introduction 0 ofthe collar-button to the pocket 13.

In Fig. 3 the pieceof material 9 is stitched at the top, bottom andouter end to the corresponding portions of the neck-band andconsequently an inner collar-button opening 16 is provided, while inFig. 4 the top and both ends are stitched to the inner part of thecollar-band, which forms a lower collarbutton opening 17.

In the forms illustrated in Figs. 1 toe inclu'sive', the base ofthecollar-button, when disposed within'any of the pockets, will enage andbe supported upon the inner surace of the cloth piece 9 and is thusprevented from contacting with the neck'of the wearer Likewise,resultant of the different" placement of the stitching in the variousforms described, entrance for the collar-button may be had from the top,ends or bottom of the collarbutton pocket, as de- In the modificationillustrated in Fig. 5, the cloth piece 9is stitched adjacent all of itsedges to the collar-band 6 and is provided V with a slit 18 disposed atright angles to and crossing the buttonhole, through which thecollar-button is passed from the rear, the head and shank of thecollar-button being extended through the usual collar-band opening 7. Inthis form, upon the introduction of the collar-button through the slit18, the material 9 defining the slit due to its inherent elasticityholds the walls of the slit together, so that the base of thecollar-button will rest thereupon and cannot engage the neck oft-hewearer.

1 The mode of attachment and use is as folows:

To the neck-band of an ordinary shirt without a collar may be attachedby stitching a piece of material to form a pocket and the placement ofsuch stitching will define differently located openings for theinsertion of a collar-button. The collar-button upon insertion andlocation within the pocket so formed, has its head and shank projectedthrough the usual collar-button opening in the band, while its base isdisposed flat against the inner surface of the material forming thepocket. Thus, the base of the collar-button is prevented from engagingthe neck of the wearer of the shirt and likewise, the collar-button isheld in axial alinement with the buttonhole of the neck-band.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 5,

the collar-button is introduced into'the pocket between the confrontingsurfaces of the collar-band and the attached material, through the slitformed in the latter, whereupon the face of said collar-band forming apocket A and having a slit disposed at right angles to and crossing saidbuttonhole.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a

collar-band having a buttonhole and a piece of material stitched alongits edges to said collar-band and having a slit formed. therein at rightangles to said buttonhole and crossing it to permit the passagetheretlirough of a collar-button so that the base thereof will resf uponasemi united surface of said mate= I'la In testimony whereof, I havehereunto set my hand at LosAngeles, California, this 12th day ofOctober, 1928.

ALBERT A. BROWN STEIN.

In this manner, the base of the

